Deacon Peter Reist^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1832 - 1916  (83 years)

• Name	Peter Reist
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	23 Jul 1832  [5]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	3 Aug 1832	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Ferrier
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	C. Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00090-5208
  Died	22 Feb 1916  [5]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I4272	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	David Reist,   b. 21 Jan 1805, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Nov 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Mary Mosser,   b. 9 Nov 1812, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 3 Sep 1866, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1830  [2, 15]
  Family ID	F1259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Shantz,   b. 16 May 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Feb 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	12 Sep 1852	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 14, 16]
  Children	1. Isaac Shantz Reist,   b. 19 May 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Aug 1880, Of, Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)   2. Mary Ann Reist,   b. 25 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1857  (Age 1 years)   3. Amos Reist,   b. 30 Jan 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1875  (Age 18 years)   4. Catherine Reist,   b. 20 Nov 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1880, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 22 years)   5. David Reist,   b. 27 Mar 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Sep 1879  (Age 19 years)   6. Peter Reist,   b. 31 Jan 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1875  (Age 13 years)   7. Owen Reist,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Dr. Owen S. Reist,   b. 4 Feb 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Sep 1931  (Age 65 years)   9. Norman Reist,   b. 1877, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Peter Reist, "the second son in the family, was born August 3rd, 1832. On September 12th, 1852, he was married to Mary, daughter of Isaac Y. and Catharine (Clemens) Shantz. She was born May 16th, 1834. They reside on his father's old homestead, being composed of lot No. 89, German Company's Tract, Waterloo County. Their post office is Kossuth, Ontario. He is an ordained deacon of the Mennonite body. Their family consisted of seven children but only one of whom is living." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 396. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 116. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Sep 1880. Aug. 23, 1880 Isaac S. Reist, son of Peter Reist of Kossuth, died at age of 27 years, 3 months and 4 days [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Dec 1880. Dec. 7, 1880 Katharina Reist, daughter of Peter Reist, died in Kossuth at age of 22 years & 13 days. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Peter Reist/ born July 23, 1832/ died Feb. 22, 1916/ aged 83 yrs. 6 mos. 30 ds./ Mary Shantz/ his wife/ born May 16, 1834/ died February 8, 1906/ aged 71 yrs. 8 mos. 23 dys./ In heaven we'll greet thee/ Where no farewell tear is shed/ Reist [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 171. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 8. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 9. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 7. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 7. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 6 Page 58. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 47. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Peter Reist, farmer of Waterloo Twp. married 12 Sep 1852 in Greenbush by banns to Mary Schantz of Waterloo Twp. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 170. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

  
  

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  Birth - 3 Aug 1832 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Sep 1852 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Ferrier - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth